December 12, 2019 @ 8:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onfido, a global identity verification provider, announced on Thursday it has extended its partnership with European challenger bank bunq to offer users with a trusted identity verification onboarding experience. The duo further explained: “Onfido’s identity verification solution enables secure and simple onboarding for bunq users…. Read More

December 12, 2019 @ 7:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced on Thursday it has expanded its wearables offering by partnering with Garmin, Fitbit and Sony’s Wena pay. According to Curve, the partnerships enable wearable users to… Read More

December 12, 2019 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

albo, a Mexico-based challenger bank that offers consumers digital accounts with prepaid Mastercards for receiving, transferring, and spending, announced on Thursday it raised an additional $19 million through its extended Series A funding round, bringing the total amount series through the investment round to $26… Read More

December 12, 2019 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Thursday the launch of its new Telegram bot, which is designed to provide traders with the up-to-the-minute market and position data. PrimeXBT claims that this is a first-of-its-kind tool among cryptocurrency exchanges. “PrimeXBT has become the first trading platform… Read More

December 12, 2019 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies announced on Thursday it is teaming up with Trilogy Education, a leading workforce accelerator, for a new fintech boot camp that will take place in Chicago. According to Northwest, the Northwestern FinTech Boot Camp offers professionals the opportunity to acquire… Read More

December 12, 2019 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Camino Financial, a U.S.-based online small business lender, announced on Wednesday it raised $8 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Crédito Real. Founded in 2014, Camino Financial offers business loans and solutions to help small businesses grow. The platform further… Read More

December 12, 2019 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese fintech WeLab announced on Thursday it secured $156 million through its Series C funding round. According to WeLab, the investment attracted new investors, as well as five existing investors including Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and China Construction Bank. Founded in 2013, WeLab claims… Read More

December 11, 2019 @ 10:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bricksave, a UK-based property investment platform, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is currently seeking £600,000 in funding while offering 13.03% in equity at a £4,004,000 pre-money valuation. Founded in 2015, Bricksave provides individuals direct access to institutional-grade real estate investments…. Read More

December 11, 2019 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Brex announced on Wednesday it secured $200 million through its latest debt capital raise to continue the rapid expansion of its e-commerce product. The capital reportedly comes in the form of a warehouse line of credit from Credit Suisse, backed by Brex’s corporate… Read More

December 11, 2019 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mrs Wordsmith, a UK-based educational publishing and gaming company, is now nearing £1.2 million in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round, which is set to close next week, originally sought to raise £1 million. The company is offering 3.16% in equity… Read More

December 11, 2019 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OKEx, a Malta-based digital assets exchange, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with blockchain-based e-contract platform FirmaChain. OKEx reported that through the collaboration, customers may now use OKEx’s global utility token, OKB, for purchases on FirmaChain’s platform. FirmaChain’s FCT token will also… Read More

December 11, 2019 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trade Ledger, a UK-based specialist mid-market Lending-as-a-Service platform for banks and alternative finance providers, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Mambu in order to accelerate mid-market commercial lending. Trade Ledger reported it will overlay its platform on the Mambu cloud banking… Read More

December 11, 2019 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nuvei, a global payment technology provider based in Canada, announced on Wednesday it secured $270 million in common equity financing, valuing the company at $2 billion. Nuvei reported that the investment comes primarily from its existing shareholders, which includes Canadian private equity firm Novacap, supported… Read More

December 11, 2019 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa announced on Wednesday it is teaming up with pan-African fintech MFS Africa to help bring digital payments to more consumers and businesses throughout Africa. The duo reported that MFS Africa, which connects through one API more than 180 million mobile wallets on the continent,… Read More

December 10, 2019 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit card giant Mastercard and fintech startup Doconomy announced on Tuesday they have extended their collaboration in order to combat climate change. The extension allows the ability for any Mastercard issuer to offer their cardholder the ability to track and understand their carbon footprint based… Read More

December 10, 2019 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinBurp, a UK-based crypto brokerage, is now seeking £300,000 through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2018, CoinBurp claims to be one of the largest crypto brokerages in the UK, with a turnover of £100 million. “CoinBurp’s mission is to create a… Read More

December 10, 2019 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KingsCrowd, a ratings and analytics provider for the online private markets sector, as well as the “Morningstar of equity crowdfunding,” announced on Tuesday it has purchased Newchip’s aggregator app and platform technology. As previously reported, KingsCrowd wants to provide the first viable research and analytics… Read More

December 10, 2019 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sensely, a U.S. startup that has created avatar and chatbot-based platforms to assist insurance plan members and patients with insurance services and healthcare resources, announced on Tuesday it has been selected for the next batch of Plug and Play’s Insurtech program in Japan. According to… Read More

December 10, 2019 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday the release of its latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index, which revealed that the approval percentage fo small business loan applications at big banks (which are $10 billion+ in assets) inched up one-tenth of a percent to reach 28.1% in November… Read More

December 10, 2019 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Tuesday it the rollout of stablecoin payments for merchants and consumers. BitPay reported that it now supports payment acceptance and settlement in any of three popular volatility-free stablecoins, Circle’s USD Coin (USDC), the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Paxos… Read More